Michael Vick did not speak to local reporters this week during the Jets’ final days of organized team activities. They concluded Thursday, setting the stage for next week’s three-day mini camp, which, like OTAs, will include neither pads nor contact.

This was a planned off week from media obligations for Vick and Geno Smith, the Jets’ primary quarterbacks, with Smith on his way to again starting in Week 1, as we’ve been over several times during the past month and a half.

Vick spoke to Teel leading into a charity event Vick is hosting this weekend in Newport News. Jets teammates Chris Johnson, Ras-I Dowling and Tajh Boyd are expected to attend. (Like Vick, Dowling and Boyd are from the Hampton Roads area of Virginia.)

During his conversation with Teel, Vick expressed plenty of confidence about his ability to still play quarterback in the NFL, even as he is set to turn 34 years old in two weeks.

"I see myself doing this until it's not in my blood anymore, until I don't have a passion for it anymore. I don't see my skills just diminishing overnight in the next two years.

"I still think I can be 36 years old and be one of the fastest guys on the field. I'm just kind of built that way. It's kind of evident now. If you watched me practice, you couldn't tell the difference in my performance five years ago and now. For me, it's all about staying healthy and continuing to be an asset for somebody's football team."

"The thing for me is to prepare myself to go out and win whenever I'm asked. I can't worry about any of the surrounding events because I have no control over them. The thing I can control is when I have the ball in my hand.

"Geno has had a very productive camp, making strides each and every day. I feel like I've had a great spring as well. I'm still moving quick. Doesn't seem like any of my skills have diminished. I still feel like I can play at a high level. That may be tested at some point this season, and I look forward to it."

Vick takes pride in having been a precedent for the mobile quarterbacks in today’s NFL. And he had some strong comments about the pride that he feels.

"They were telling me that when I first started doing it in the league, that I was changing the game and the way the quarterback position was being played, and I wouldn't have thought 10-12 years from that point, you'd have (so many) quarterbacks in the league … with the same style of play.

"I started that trend. Once I came in the league and did what I did, coaches wanted that type of quarterback, and now they're getting them. I was kind of the originator. That's something I can take to the grave. We all know that. It feels good to know I was kind of the trendsetter."